Use of any framework does not automatically make your website accessible. JQuery only attempts to make the development of JavaScript more consistent across the various browsers (and, as you so rightly point out, some screen readers as well). You must still provide your own 'accessibility'. Firstly, by adhering to standards compliant mark-up with a focus on the various accessibility guidelines. And secondly, by taking into account JavaScripts operation (or lack thereof) within screen readers. Although this stuff is not rocket science, it's not trivial either, and most importantly, there definitely isn't a magic bullet...
Karl On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Grant Bailey <grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Could someone please clarify whether a site built with jQuery is consistent > with web standards and accessibility, assuming that the jQuery components: > (i) degrade gracefully; and (ii) are not necessary for essential functions > (such as navigation). > > I would be grateful for responses as I am confused about screen reading > software: I thought these ignored Javascript but apparently, some are > Javascript-capable. Moreover, as Filament Group point out (in this article > about collapsible panels), many blind users expect a fully-functioning > website. > > Is accessibility normally built in to jQuery or must we add it ourselves (as > Filament Group did)? > > I would be grateful for any responses. > > Thank you and kind regards, > > Grant Bailey > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
